Service Reference Guide, dc5100
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Setup Utilities and Diagnostics Features
Storage
(continued)
Storage Options
(continued)
Secondary SATA Controller
Allows you to enable or disable the Secondary SATA controller. This
feature is supported on some models.
DPS Self-Test
Allows you to execute self-tests on ATA hard drives capable of
performing the Drive Protection System (DPS) self-tests.
✎
This selection will only appear when at least one drive capable of
performing the DPS self-tests is attached to the system.
Boot Order
Allows you to:
• Specify the order in which attached devices (such as a USB
flash media device, diskette drive, hard drive, optical drive, or
network interface card) are checked for a bootable operating
system image. Each device on the list may be individually
excluded from or included for consideration as a bootable
operating system source.
• Specify the order of attached hard drives. The first hard drive in
the order will have priority in the boot sequence and will be
recognized as drive C (if any devices are attached).
✎
MS-DOS drive lettering assignments may not apply after a
non-MS-DOS operating system has started.
Shortcut to Temporarily Override Boot Order
To boot
one time
from a device other than the default device
specified in Boot Order, restart the computer and press
F9
when the
monitor light turns green. After POST is completed, a list of bootable
devices is displayed. Use the arrow keys to select the preferred
bootable device and press
Enter
. The computer then boots from the
selected non-default device for this one time.
Security
Setup Password
Allows you to set and enables setup (administrator) password.
✎
If the setup password is set, it is required to change Computer
Setup options, flash the ROM, and make changes to certain plug
and play settings under Windows.
See the
Troubleshooting Guide
on the
Documentation CD
for more
information.
Power-On
Password
Allows you to set and enable power-on password.
See the
Troubleshooting Guide
for more information.
Password Options
(This selection will
appear only if a
power-on
password is set.)
Allows you to specify whether the password is required for warm
boot (
CTRL+ALT+DEL
).
See the
Desktop Management Guide
for more information.
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Option
Description
✎
Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.
